Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-13

TIE COURT ASKED TO PREVENT THEM FROM WIDENING
COLUMBIA ROAD


TIE COURT ASKED To PREVENT THEM FROM WIDENING
COLUMBIA ROAD.
Yesterday A. W. Blake and others filed a bill
againt the District Commissioners for an injunc-
ton 10 restrain them widening the Columbia road.
They set out in their bill that Messrs Webb,
Wheatley and Ludlow, in their capacity as Com
missioners of the District propose widen Column
oia road from It's present width OF 80 feet to 100
Ieet, and have directed the United states marshal
10 summon a jury OF seven to assess the damages
II any, which the parties ObectiDg may sustain by
reason OF the widening OF this road. That their
property consists OF 1O33S9 square feet, OF which
tnc commissioners propose TO take 20..}27 square
Feet They assert that this land Is or the value of
100000 and Is not for sale, and Is inclosed on the
south and west by substantial stone wall con-
structed at an expense OF $1,000: that the WIDEN
Ing OF the Columbia road as proposed would. owing
70 Jne peculiar topography OF the land, cause 1t TO
steep hillside, and the action OF the Commission
ers. II contaminated, would cause irreparaDle loss
70 The plaintiffs They therefore ask the injunc-
tlon Judge Merrick directed order that d.
IencantS on the opening OF the court on the 18th
instant shall show cause why an injunction shall
not Issue against them.
CURIOUS CONDUCT OF Mr. GAINEs--Jno. ii. Gaines,
an old colored man, was i'll the dock at the Police
court this morning, charged by Anna Williams
ColOred, with being suspicious person. He pleaded
NOT guilty. Mrs Williams testified that the per-
son had been visiting the house in which she lives
during the past week or TWO. He appeared two or
three times every day, and each time he would
sprinkle some liquid through the house and ON the
stoye and the smell was 80 bad that she was COM
PEELED 10 leave the house. He also put a bottle
containing some liquid under the porch which she
mad 10 walk over every day. The defendant testi-
Leo that he Was a preacher and had been sent out
oy his church TO collect some money. Without
Gaining upon him 10 explain his actions, the judge
SAID he saw no foundation Tor the charge, and dis
missed the case.
The MARYLAND AGRICU- TURAL CoLLEGE-At a
meeting OF the board Of trustees OF the Maryland
Agricultural College IN Baltimore yesterday
President Smith presented his report OF operations
q
AAIl years, which was read and referred TO a COM
mittee OF three who were requested TO examine
The same and report at the next meeting The
ooard adopted a resolution giving notice TO the
members OF the faculty that their services would
NOT o. required after the end OF the session. The
notice was given 10 enable the board to make new
contracts with the faculty. and includes President
smith a. well as al The professors.
A DAIRY MAIDS DKILL-There was a pretty
scene at the dairy maids drill, given at the Ma
tlonai Rifles ArInory last evening by the young la
dies Of Foundry VI. E. church. An attractive inu-
steal and literary program was carried out. Among
the features OF the entertainment We're the singing
y Misses Wood and Metzger, and a reading by Mr.
WIN Chandee. Mr.. Hex Smith gave an exhibl-
ton OF fancy bicycle riding. Then appeared thirty
TWO young ladies, eostumed as dairy maids. each
bearing under her arm a milking STOOL and wear
ing ON her bosom a bouquet OF buttercups and
daisies. They went through an interesting drill.
making many picturesque groups about a golden
cow The drill Was under the management OF Mr.
D0ner.
SALE OF LOIS AT GARRETT PAsK.-There was an
podtan Branch Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail.
road yesterday which was wen attended. The
sales were as follows: NJ NJ Colman, 254 cents
Z Baker and w. III. GOines, 81; Joshua Parker,
9-16; l. S. Mortimer, 5: NJ. II. Colrnan, 5-I6; F.
y. SIutzman, Al; X. W. Burt, A; W. Z. Farqu
har, 4; l. ). Mortimer, 3&s; III. E, Baker and w. H.
Comes, 80; l. 5. Mortimer, 81; j. A Rance, 81
&. A Barker, I-16; J. ID. Farden, lie; NJ NJ
Coiu4an TWO lots, ) l-16; NJ. NJ. Co,man, four lots
d
CRUSHED TO DEATH ON THE STEAMER ARROwsNIrH
Yesterday afternoon Samuel Thomas, cOored IRE.
man on the steamer ATrowSm smith, was found dead
under the machinery Of the boat. his body was
terribly mangled. IL IS thought, as he had beer
complaining OF the heat, that, while oillng the
machinery, he fell from exhaustion, and, being
caught Ia the machinery, he was killed. The body
was left at Alexandria The coroner was called
U examine IL at the undertaking establishment Of
~ Wheatley, on King street, and IL was intended
Ct the deceased went down from Washington and
Thomas has not been good, which accounts for the
accident.
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